PhysicsNEET 2019Radioactivity and decay law

Nuclei

An $α$ -particle consists of:

A.2 protons and 2 neutrons only✓
B.2 electrons, 2 protons and 2 neutrons
C.2 electrons and 4 protons only
D.2 protons only

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